For the first time in 44 years, and only the second time since it first opened in 1963, the entire chamber at Old River Lock is dry, with… Read More
Locks and Dams
The Louisville Engineer District is employing emergency authority to remove remaining portions of the Green River Lock and Dam 6, near Brownsville, Ky. Lock and dam… Read More
The Corps of Engineers’ lock-closure schedules through 2024 were the topic when barge industry stakeholders and Corps officials from multiple districts met September 7 at the St. Louis District’s Service… Read More
One lock closure on the Illinois Waterway is complete with another just starting during daylight hours certain days, causing impacts to navigation within the region. Both the work completed the… Read More
A broken stem on one of two emptying valves at Kentucky Lock will require a closure during daylight hours beginning September 6. The closure at the lock, Tennessee… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will embark on a pair of simultaneous lock closures August 30 when the Vicksburg District begins maintenance at Lindy C. Boggs Lock and… Read More
The St. Louis Engineer District’s Jerry F. Costello Lock was closed to traffic August 19 when it could no longer close its downstream miter gates due to silt… Read More
Both chambers at Mehldahl Locks and Dam at Ohio River Mile 436.2 are closing for eight hours daily through September 1 to replace the motor control process. “We’re… Read More
The Ohio River will close during daylight hours weekdays beginning September 6 at Mile 204.0 while intake screens are repaired in both the main and auxiliary chambers of Belleville… Read More
By Carol C. Coleman, public affairs specialist U.S. Army Engineer Research And Development Center The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is making progress modeling new… Read More
